The One About Careers

Welcome to The One About Careers with Devon and Sarah-Jane, the career podcast for adults who work with, live with or mentor teens that are finding it a challenge to plan for life after high school. Join us weekly for bite-sized conversations about everything career and education to help you better support the career decisions of the teens in your life.

The One About Careers is a kids podcast hosted by Devon and Sarah-Jane, with 65 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Devon and Sarah-Jane hosts The One About Careers, a kids show with 65 episodes published.

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  Episode #23

  Golden Nuggets from Career Conversations

  Jun 26, 202518 minS2

  <p>Well.</p><p>We've had quite a few conversations with quite a few people doing quite a few different things!</p><p>It's been a blast.</p><p>To round out our second season (!), we thought we'd do a bit of a summary of the key takeaways, or golden nuggets that came out of those conversations. Because despite all the differences, there were a lot of ideas and experiences that repeated over and over again.</p><p>What did we find the most telling? The number of times these things came up:</p>The role networking played in so...

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  Episode #22

  Meet Rachel: Writer

  Jun 19, 202517 minS2

  <p>In this episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane chatted with Rachel Brethauer, Copywriter, Magical Unicorn and aspiring TV writer.</p><p>Besides giving us a peek behind the curtain of TV writing, Rachel also hit on some pretty important themes in our conversation with her. They included:</p>The bonuses of partnerships and connectionsSeeing it as "making friends" and "finding your people" instead of "networking"How success doesn't look at all what you think it willLearning to accept what isn't in your control: often, the outcome of your workChasing your dreams from a early age so you can learn, and readjust...

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  Episode #21

  Meet Vicki: A Little Neurospicy

  May 29, 202519 minS2

  <p>In this episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane chatted with Vicki Noels-Cornish, who is a fellow career pro. Vicki's pathway has been a little different than Devon and Sarah-Jane's, mainly because she defines herself as "neurospicy."</p><p>If you have ADHD, a learning disability or you feel like you fall into the category of neurodivergence, you definitely don't want to miss this episode!</p><p>A few of our big takeaways:</p>What it means to be "neurospicy," and how that can impact your career and your work lifeThe impact of getting firedSeeing your neurodivergence as a superpowerThe societal and...

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  Episode #20

  Meet Melissa: Brand Marketing Manager

  May 22, 202519 minS2

  <p>On this episode, we'll meet Melissa Macfarlane Heidmiller, a Brand Marketing Manager.</p><p>We thought she meant brand marketing as in, marketing shoes. She means brand marketing like marketing businesses. It's her job to make sure that organizations look attractive to potential employees.</p><p>The industry has only been around since the 80s, and it's been in Canada for maybe 10 years.</p><p>Here are a few things we chatted about:</p>The miraculous thing that is visiting career counsellors after high schoolBuilding a career that is a combination of working for others and working for yourselfThe...

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  Episode #19

  Meet Honey: Restauranteur

  May 8, 202516 minS2

  <p>Did you ever have a time when you were working in fraud investigation, and then your family history, your creativity and your joy all converged in one place, and you quit your job and opened a restaurant?</p><p>Yeah, we didn't either. But this episode's guest did! Meet Honey Abada, the current owner of La Isla Manila in Barrie, Ontario.</p><p>Honey dropped some terrific insights on her own career journey, including:</p>Leading with curiosityGetting out of your own head, and really hearing how others see your skillsBeing open when opportunity arisesThe ups and downs of...

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